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Thomas Farr’s failure to be confirmed to a federal judgeship no doubt comes as a huge relief to the citizens of the Eastern District of North Carolina, as well as the many advocates for racial equity and civil rights who have fought so hard against this nomination.

With this vote, the majority of Republican senators are embracing a racist past that should have been dead and buried in this country. Thomas Farr has spent a career trying to disenfranchise voters of color.

In the latest edition of Yeomans Work, AFJ Senior Justice Fellow Bill Yeomans writes that despite the months of teasing remarks and tantalizing headlines, President Trump has no intention of sitting down for an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

This nomination to a court that is second in importance only to the U.S. Supreme Court appears to be entirely consistent with this administration’s stated goal of using the justice system to eviscerate a whole host of legal protections for Americans.

Paul Matey’s hearing was held over the strong objections of his home-state senators, Cory Booker and Bob Menendez, who were not meaningfully consulted on his nomination. This is an affront to these senators and to the people of New Jersey who elected them.

In the latest edition of Yeomans Work, AFJ Senior Justice Fellow Bill Yeomans writes that in firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and installing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, President Trump has taken out another insurance policy against the Mueller probe he so clearly fears.